Warfare in late Byzantium, 1204-1453 / by Savvas Kyriakidis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kyriakidis, Savvas.

Series:

History of warfare ; v. 67.

History of warfare, 1385-7827 ; v. 67

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristocracy (Political science).

Military art and science.

Byzantine Empire--History, Military--1081-1453.

Byzantine Empire.

History, Military.

Military art and science--Byzantine Empire.

Aristocracy (Political science)--Byzantine Empire.

Physical Description:

xv, 254 pages : maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Summary:

In a revision of his 2007 PhD dissertation in Byzantine studies at the University of Birmingham, Kyriakidis explores Byzantine military thought and attitudes from the time the empire was shattered into warring principalities by the Fourth Crusade, to the final conquest by Ottoman Turks. He argues that military thought was dominated by the continuous struggle of small states to survive and defend themselves against large numbers of hostile neighbors, some of whom had or gradually acquired the resources to develop military forces far superior to those of Byzantium. Another factor, he says, is that the state knew of its limited resources and wanted to avoid military conflict, but considered warfare necessary in response to the conditions and so a strong army led by a solder emperor was essential for survival. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004206663

9004206663

OCLC:

707842592